Starlight Express - A Musical on Roller Skates Starlight Express A Musical on Roller Skates by Andrew Lloyd Weber Starlight Express is a musical by Andrew Lloyd Weber that was first conceived in 1973 as an idea to pase an animated television series on the children's book, "The Little Engine That Could". The musical is performed by a cast wearing quad roller skates during the entire production. Story of the Starlight Express SE is about a racing competition between steam, diesel and electric trains and also a love story. The trains are played by men and their carriages are played by women, and all of them are on roller-skates. Fantastic Set by John Napier The original set designed by John Napier included "roller coaster style" skate tracks that twist around the auditorium and through both levels of the seating area.the seating areas on both levels. That kind of set is still used at the permanent Starlight Express Theatre in Germany but in a recent North American run, the racing sequences were done using 3-D film sequences projected onto a background screen. History the Starlight Express Second only to "Cats" as the longest running musical in the history of british theater.

The London production celebrated its 6000th performance on August 12, 1998. It opened at the Apollo Victoria Theatre on march 27, 1984 and it closed on January 12, 2002. In November of 1992 the production was reworked with new choreography, lighting, and sets. The New York City production Opened at the Gershwin Theater on March 15, 1987 and it ran for 761 performances. Starlight Express Web Sites Musical on roller skates Starlight Express returns for UK tour - BBC News BBC News Media playback is unsupported on your device Musical on roller skates Starlight Express returns for UK tour 11 May 2012 Last updated at 09:20 BST Starlight Express broke new ground when it hit the stage back in the 1980's. After over 7,000 performances the West End show closed in 2002, but now the cast are putting their skates back on for a UK tour. The show combines a rock musical with actors on roller-skates, and it takes place inside the mind of a child.

It was one of the longest running musicals in West End history. Tim Muffett reports. Roller Skates | Starlight Express the Musical Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Starlight Express has the unique feature of being performed entirely on roller skates. Originally exclusively quad skates, the introduction of the Trax trick-skaters also mixed in inline skating to the show. Beadles Skates The London , UK Tours and Bochum productions are supplied by Beadles Skates. Traxes Edit Unlike the rest of the cast, who are hired then trained to skate in quads, the Trax skaters are specifically skilled inline skaters whose role in the show is purely to perform stunts and tricks. As they skate on inline skates, they are faster but less stable than the quad skaters - as the picture (right) shows, often the characters stand still on skates, stable with wheels in each corner and the toestop at the front creating a brake. This sort of movement is impossible on inline skates, resulting in the traxes being able to perform very little set choreography.

Skate Trivia Skating the Starlight Express by Michal Fraley on iBooks This book is available for download with iBooks on your Mac or iOS device, and with iTunes on your computer. Books can be read with iBooks on your Mac or iOS device. Description How does a boy from a small California town end up traveling the world-teaching roller-skating? Starlight Express, Andrew Lloyd Webber's immensely popular, long running musical about racing trains is performed entirely on roller skates. Skating The Starlight Express tells the story of how Michal, hired to coach and train the performers of the Broadway production "to be comfortable on their skates", went on to become the trainer for Starlight productions around the world. Michal gives you a glimpse behind the scenes and reveals some of the challenges the actors face (his Skate School training is just one!) in preparing themselves for performing Starlight Express on stage.

Customer Reviews Starlight Express chugs back on stage | Stage | The Guardian Musicals Starlight Express chugs back on stage One of the West End's longest running musicals – the roller-skating extravaganza about toy trains coming to life – is making a comeback for a whistestop UK tour A ticket to Wimbledon … Starlight Express is set to return. Photograph: Tristram Kenton Close This article is 5 years old It turns out there is a light at the end of the tunnel, at least where old musicals are concerned. Starlight Express will return next spring for a UK tour, according to Whatsonstage.com . The musical, which originally ran for 18 years after its premiere in 1984 at the Victoria Apollo Theatre , will open at the New Wimbledon Theatre in May, where it will run for 12 performances over nine days. No further tour dates have been confirmed as yet. Last seen in the UK in 2008, when a previous national and international tour bowed out in Plymouth after four years, Starlight Express follows a child's dream in which his toy trains – including Rusty, Poppa and Greaseball – come to life.

Billed as a "futuristic tale about love and hope in the face of adversity", the Cinderella-style story is most famous for being performed by actors in roller-skates. Andrew Lloyd Webber reputedly wrote the musical for his two children as a celebration of the era of steam trains, having originally tried to secure the rights to adapt stories from Wiblert Awdry 's Railway Series, including the stories of Thomas the Tank Engine. The new tour will be produced by Bill Kenwright Ltd in agreement with Lloyd Webber's Really Useful Group. The creative team has not yet been announced. The original production, directed by Trevor Nunn with choreography by Arlene Philips, remains the seventh longest running West End show, racking up 7,406 performances. It closed in 2002 with total audience figures of over 8 million and box office takings in excess of £140m. One woman saw the production 800 times over 15 years at an estimated cost of £30,000. Shows | Andrew Lloyd Webber 8th September 2016 School of Rock Smells Like Tween Spirit!

Follow the kids of School of Rock as they get ready to begin performances at the New London Theatre on 24 October 2016. 2016 26th May 2016 Leona Lewis to star as Grizabella in Cats on Broadway Chart-topping pop star Leona Lewis will play the iconic role of Grizabella in the first-ever Broadway revival of Cats. 2016 School of Rock to open at the New London Theatre School of Rock will open at the New London Theatre in October 2016. 2016 School of Rock Open Auditions We are searching for brilliantly talented children who can sing, act and play rock instruments. 2015 20th October 2015 Andrew Lloyd Webber to start music education programs in 20 New York public schools Lloyd Webber has gifted the City of New York’s Fund for Public Schools with $150,000 toward new instruments.

2015 19 October 2015 School of Rock - The Musical's 360° music video surpasses 1,000,000 views on YouTube and Facebook in less than 3 days The first-of-its-kind video is the FASTEST on Broadway to reach 1 million views combined on YouTube and Facebook in less than 3 days. 2015 14 October 2015 YOU’RE IN THE BAND! First-of-its-kind 360° music video from "School of Rock - the Musical" Andrew Lloyd Webber to release first-of-its-kind 360° music video of “You're in the Band” from "School of Rock - the Musical" on YouTube and Facebook. 2014 2 October 2014 Andrew to appear at the Cheltenham Literature Festival Andrew Lloyd Webber is the latest name to join the line-up for The Times and The Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival this weekend. 2014 28 September 2014 Nicole Scherzinger to star in Cats!

Nicole Scherzinger will be making her West End stage debut as Grizabella in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s record-breaking musical Cats. 2014 7 July 2014 CATS returns to London for 12 weeks only at the London Palladium Andrew Lloyd Webber’s record-breaking musical "Cats", based on T. S. Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, returns to the West End for a strictly limited 12 week run at the London Palladium from 6 December 2014. 2014 13 May 2014 Andrew welcomes Norm Lewis & Sierra Boggess to Phantom on Broadway Andrew Lloyd Webber was in New York on Monday to welcome incoming stars Norm Lewis and Sierra Boggess to Broadway’s longest running show. 2014 4 April 2014 Stars align for the biggest US arena tour of Jesus Christ Superstar Brandon Boyd, JC Chasez, Michelle Williams, John (Rotten) Lydon and Ben Forster take Jesus Christ Superstar on the biggest North American arena tour kicking off in New Orleans on 9th June and then visiting more than 50 cities across the US.

2014 20 March 2014 Phantom in New York proudly welcomes two great Broadway stars this May Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 'The Phantom of the Opera', directed by Harold Prince, will proudly welcome Tony Award nominee Norm Lewis as The Phantom, and Broadway & West End star Sierra Boggess, as Christine Daaé, at The Majestic, New York, on 12th May. 2014 14 February 2014 Andrew on BBC Radio 2 with Chris Evans This morning, Andrew joined Harvey Weinstein, George Clooney and Nerina Pallot live on this morning's BBC Radio 2 The Chris Evans Breakfast Show. 2014 30 January 2014 Rocket Pictures to Produce animated feature film of Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice's 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor® Dreamcoat' Elton John’s Rocket Pictures has acquired the film rights to Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s global stage phenomenon, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor® Dreamcoat.

2013 30th December 2013 Gillian Lynne Receives DBE It was announced that Gillian Lynne CBE, 87, has had the title of Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (DBE) conferred upon her in the 2014 New Years Honours List for her services to Dance and Musical Theatre. 2013 22 December 2013 Sex, Lies and a Very British Scapegoat In this exclusive documentary, Andrew tells the story of Stephen Ward, the man at the centre of the 'Profumo Affair', pinpointing the events that led to Ward becoming a scapegoat for the affair. 2013 Andrew on BBC One's The One Show Last night, Andrew appeared on BBC One's The One Show! 2013 6 December, 2013 Andrew Lloyd Webber on The Graham Norton Show Tonight, Andrew Lloyd Webber will appear on The Graham Norton Show, BBC 1 at 10:45 pm.

2013 26 November 2013 Andrew Lloyd Webber introduces Stephen Ward at the Royal Variety Performance 2013 Last night the London Palladium, the world's most famous variety theatre, played host to a Grammy Award winner, a BAFTA Award winning Dame, BRIT and MOBO Award winners and Olympic champions at this year's Royal Variety Performance. 2013 30 Sept, 2013 Stephen Ward Press Launch Close friends of the production and some key members of the press were invited to an exclusive Stephen Ward launch event in London's Soho, featuring special performances from the cast. 2013 June 26, 2013 Stephen Ward Announced Written by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Christopher Hampton and Don Black, and directed by Richard Eyre, STEPHEN WARD charts the rise and fall from grace of the man at the centre of the Profumo scandal.

2013 March 27, 2013 Theme from Stephen Ward released for pre-order The ‘Theme from Stephen Ward’, by Lloyd Webber, was specially arranged for classical guitar, and performed by Miloš Karadaglić, a 29 year old Montenegrin, recently described by The Times as “a new classical guitar God”. 2013 Andrew Lloyd Webber: 40 Musical Years An evening of show-stopping performances, one-off collaborations and insights from Andrew on his extraordinary career. 2013 February 27, 2013 Stagecoach perform Cats at the NIA Part-time theatre school network Stagecoach Theatre Arts celebrates its 25th anniversary with an epic performance of the world-renowned musical at the National Indoor Arena, Birmingham with thousands of performers from Stagecoach schools nationally and internationally taking part.

2013 February 27, 2013 Phantom US Tour Announcement RUG and CML announce that the spectacular new touring production of The Phantom of the Opera will launch a North American tour beginning November 2013 2013 February 20, 2013 Jesus Christ Superstar announce 2013 Australian tour The Really Useful Group and Frontier Touring proudly announce that the new arena production of Jesus Christ Superstar will tour Australia in 2013. The production will begin its tour of the continent in Perth on 31 May. 2013 5th February 2013 Tickets for the second Jesus Christ Superstar LIVE UK Arena Tour go on sale. The spectacular show returns to the UK in October 2013 by popular demand and will feature the same stellar cast as before: award-winning Tim Minchin (Judas Iscariot), Melanie C (Mary Magdalene), Chris Moyles (King Herod) and winner of ITV's Superstar, Ben Forster (Jesus). 2012 19th November 2012 Jesus Christ Superstar LIVE Arena Tour DVD/Blu-Ray released!

Witnessing this stunning show was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for many people, but now you can relive the whole experience with Tim Minchin, Melanie C, Chris Moyles and Ben Forster in beautiful HD and crisp 5.1 surround sound in the conform of your own living room. 2012 November 7, 2012 Danielle Wade wins CBC's Over The Rainbow Ontario's Danielle Wade wins the coveted ruby slippers as Canada's top Dorothy on CBC's Over The Rainbow 2012 Andrew joins the Jesus Christ Superstar Arena Tour cast on stage at the M.E.N. View photos of Andrew on stage with the cast of Jesus Christ Superstar in Manchester 2012 Fourth London show added to Arena Tour! Extra dates added to Jesus Christ Superstar UK Tour due to overwhelming demand 2012 tch the official trailer for ITV's Superstar The official trailer for Superstar is released 2012 May 21, 2012 First O2 show sold out!

Second date added Second Jesus Christ Superstar UK Arena Tour date added at The O2, London, due to phenomenal demand 2012 Andrew Lloyd Webber welcomes his live show judging panel for Superstar 2012 May 16, 2012 Jesus Christ Superstar UK Arena Tour Stars align for first ever UK Arena Tour of Jesus Christ Superstar, tickets onsale Friday 18th May. 2012 Evita and Jesus Christ Superstar Tony nominations Broadway revivals of Evita and Jesus Christ Superstar nominated in Tony Awards. 2012 March 16, 2012 Love Never Dies number 1 in mid-week charts Love Never Dies soars to number 1 in the UK's mid-week Music DVD charts, and number 4 in the overall top 200. 2012 Wizard of Oz nominated in 2012 Olivier Awards Wizard of Oz nominated for Best Musical Revival at the 2012 Olivier Awards.

2012 Andrew announces casting panel for ITV1 Superstar Andrew Lloyd Webber invites Melanie C and Jason Donovan to assist him on Superstar 2012 March 9, 2012 Love Never Dies released in the UK Next Monday, 12th March, sees the DVD, Blu-Ray and iTunes release of Love Never Dies in the UK and Ireland. 2012 February 3, 2012 Love Never Dies US Movie Release Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Love Never Dies makes its U.S. debut only in movie theaters in exclusive February event 2012 January 18, 2012 ITV1 and Andrew Lloyd Webber today announce ‘Superstar’ ITV1 and Andrew Lloyd Webber today announce Superstar – a brand new show that will give the British public the chance to choose the country’s next major rock star. 2011 Jesus Christ Superstar celebrates 40 years! Jesus Christ Superstar marks a significant production milestone 2011 October 5, 2011 Jesus Christ Superstar on Broadway The Stratford Shakespeare Festival’s Production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, directed by Des Mcanuff.

2011 Andrew at The Phantom of the Opera 25th Anniversary Exclusive video footage backstage at the final 25th Anniversary performance on Sunday 2nd October 2011. 2011 Andrew attends Love Never Dies final performance at The Adelphi Andrew attends Love Never Dies final performance at The Adelphi 2011 August 19, 2011 Andrew attends The Sound of Music in Norwich Andrew Lloyd Webber visits Verity Rushworth and cast of The Sound of Music tour at the Norwich Theatre Royal 2011 July 19, 2011 Jesus Christ Superstar to move to La Jolla Playhouse Stratford Shakespeare Festival's production of Jesus Christ Superstar, directed by Des McAnuff, will move on to play the La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego, California, later this year.

2011 July 5, 2011 Love Never Dies receives 10 Helpmann Award nominations The Australian production of Love Never Dies yesterday received 10 nominations in the tenth annual Helpmann Awards 2011 July 1, 2011 The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall Series of concerts at The Royal Albert Hall this October announced to celebrate The Phantom of the Opera's 25th anniversary this year. 2011 June 1, 2011 Andrew attends Love Never Dies premiere in Melbourne Exclusive video footage of Andrew Lloyd Webber onstage after the Australian premiere performance of Love Never Dies 2011 March 18, 2011 There's NOSE place like home Dangerous Dave makes his West End debut on 21st April in a special charity gala performance in aid of Comic Relief - tickets now onsale 2011 February 23, 2011 Love Never Dies’ Leading Men win Whatsonstage.com Awards Ramin Karimloo and Joseph Millson win at the Whatsonstage.com Awards as Love Never Dies also secures 7 Olivier nominations.

2010 On Thursday 16th December BBC1 broadcasts the 82nd Royal Variety Performance. 2010 December 9, 2010 Andrew Lloyd Webber to greet the Royal Party at this year’s Royal Variety Performance This evening Andrew and his wife Madeleine will greet the Royal Party outside the London Palladium ahead of 82nd annual Royal Variety Performance 2010 November 3, 2010 Andrew and Tim Rice appear on The Culture Show On 4th November, BBC 2's The Culture Show features an exclusive interview with Andrew and Tim Rice to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Jesus Christ Superstar concept album. 2010 Phantom celebrates 10,000 performances in the West End Special guests drop in to enjoy the landmark performance... 2010 October 14, 2010 Over The Rainbow…Where Are They Now? As Danielle Hope gets ready to make her debut in The Wizard of Oz, we take a look at what her fellow former Dorothies are up to.

2010 October 12, 2010 Love Never Dies Australian premiere announced LOVE NEVER DIES, the continuing story of The Phantom of the Opera, will have its Australian premiere in Melbourne’s Regent Theatre in May 2011, Andrew Lloyd Webber announced in London. 2010 We're off to see the Wizard – and it's Michael Crawford! Michael Crawford to star in The Wizard of Oz at the London Palladium. 2010 Andrew visits Cardiff for a special announcement about Sophie Evans Andrew visited Cardiff today with Bill Kenwright to make a special announcement... 2010 Love Never Dies album number one across key retailers in China The Love Never Dies album reaches number one in China. 2010 June 7, 2010 Tell Me on a Sunday national tour, starring Claire Sweeney Press release gives further information about upcoming UK touring production of Tell Me on a Sunday. 2010 Oz Blog: The winner is revealed We reach the end of the yellow brick road, as our Dorothy is revealed. 2010 Exclusive footage from the final Over The Rainbow acting mission...

2010 May 24, 2010 Oz Blog: The Final Countdown We’ve reached the end of the yellow brick road as Andrew’s Dorothy is finally revealed in an epic two-part grand finale. 2010 May 22, 2010 Danielle you are Dorothy… and here comes Dangerous Dave as Toto! 18 year old Danielle from Manchester wins the role of a lifetime in BBC One’s Over the Rainbow live final 2010 Danielle, Lauren and Sophie have a go at Polo! A break from their final week of training for the Dorothy finalists 2010 The winning Dorothy to release charity single To be available from Sunday 23rd May 2010 Love Never Dies leading lady, Sierra Boggess, gives the Dorothy semi-finalists some invaluable advice 2010 Oz: Blog: Andrew makes his final choice and the final three are revealed In the final Sunday results show, four become three. 2010 May 15, 2010 Bombay Dreams Movie Announcement Marquee Pictures announces the film adaption of the Andrew Lloyd Webber and A. R. Rahman musical 'Bombay Dreams'.

2010 Oz Blog: The Fantastic Four The tension mounts as the final four contestants battle to reach next week's grand final. 2010 11, 2010 Andrew meets Bobby... Behind the scenes on last week's Over The Rainbow acting mission, as the girls - and Andrew - meet Bobby the Westie (aka Toto). 2010 May 11, 2010 Oz Blog: The second sing-off After saying goodbye to Jenny in Sunday's show, it was time for another Dorothy to hand back her shoes... 2010 May 10, 2010 Oz Blog: A Dorothy Cull... It was Musical Theatre week – and time for a double Dorothy elimination as the semi-finals loom... 2010 We’re off to see The Wizard of Oz! The most magical adventure of them all - tickets now onsale. 2010 From Nancy to Dorothy: A message from Sam and Niamh A message for the Dorothys from I'd Do Anything's Sam Barks and Niamh Perry. 2010 Oz Blog: An Emotional Goodbye Another tough decision for Andrew in Sunday's Over The Rainbow sing-off.

2010 Oz Blog: An audience with the Lord Another weekend of fabulous performances, after the girls worked on their solo songs with Andrew. 2010 May 2, 2010 Andrew and the Dorothys get ready for their close up... It's lights, camera, action as the final seven girls and Andrew take part in a Daily Mirror photoshoot. 2010 An Over the Rainbow update from Andrew Andrew shares his thoughts after working with the Dorothys in his latest video blog. 2010 Andrew gets ready for next week's Over The Rainbow Andrew works with the Dorothys on this weekend's solo songs. 2010 April 27, 2010 It's Toto time for Andrew... Behind the scenes footage with Andrew, the Toto panel and eleven dogs vying to be Toto... 2010 Oz Blog: Standing ovations as we say another goodbye It's goodbye to another of the girls in our latest behind the scenes blog... 2010 Oz Blog: A chorus of Angels... Time for the girls to stretch those vocal chords with panellist Charlotte Church. 2010 Oz Blog: Another sad goodbye...

Time for another Dorothy to fly Over The Rainbow. 2010 Behind the scenes at Over The Rainbow Exclusive video footage gives a sneak peek behind the scenes at the studio. 2010 April 19, 2010 Oz Blog: Making a Song and Dance It’s dance week for our Dorothys as panellist John Partridge puts them through their paces... 2010 Oz Blog: It's goodbye to another of our Dorothies... Andrew faces a tough decision in this week's sing-off. 2010 Oz Blog: A Class Act The competition heats up, and the girls get some acting pointers from panellist Sheila Hancock 2010 Oz Blog: The first Dorothy flies over the rainbow It's goodbye to our first Dorothy as the first Over The Rainbow results are in 2010 April 6, 2010 Oz Blog: The first live show... and the public get to choose The Wild Card is revealed, and Andrew and the panel say goodbye to the first of our Dorothy’s. 2010 March 30, 2010 Oz Blog: 20 become 10...

As Graham Norton said "The lord is back" - our second 'Oz Blog' reports on this weekend's shows. 2010 March 30, 2010 Oz Blog: Over The Rainbow kicks off with weekend special As Graham Norton said "The lord is back" - in our first 'Oz Blog' we report back on this weekend’s first two Over The Rainbow shows. 2010 March 19, 2010 BBC ONE Follows the Yellow Brick Road, Over the Rainbow Official press release gives further details on Over The Rainbow, Andrew's BBC ONE search to find Dorothy 2010 Andrew and Katherine Jenkins on Dancing On Ice View images from Andrew's appearance on ITV1 show Dancing On Ice. 2010 February 19, 2010 Andrew Lloyd Webber to appear on Weekend Wogan this Sunday Andrew will be a guest on Terry Wogan's BBC Radio 2 show, Weekend Wogan, this Sunday 21st February 2010 from 11am until 1pm. 2010 Andrew pays a visit backstage after The Sound of Music UK tour press night.

2009 April 30, 2009 The Boys in the Photograph opens in Canada On 30th April 2009 The Boys in the Photograph received its first professional outing in Winnipeg’s Manitoba Theatre Centre. 2009 Joseph voted Best Musical Revival Joseph wins Whatsonstage.comTheatregoers Choice Award 2009 January 10, 2009 Lee Mead's final performance as Joseph in the West End After 15 months of performances onstage at London’s Adelphi Theatre, Any Dream Will Do winner Lee Mead hung up his famous Technicolor Dreamcoat on 10th January 2009. 2008 Problem Solved, Elicia Mackenzie is Canada's Maria Canada has finally answered the question of 'How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria?' 2008 June 15, 2008 Starlight Express celebrates 20 years of productions in Bochum, Germany On Sunday 15th June, Andrew and Arlene Phillips attended a special gala event to celebrate 20 years of Starlight Express in Germany. 2008 The Phantom of the Opera goes digital!

This week The Phantom of The Opera installs a major new sound system. 2008 Joseph is still amazing audiences 40 years on Joseph celebrates its 40th anniversary. 2008 February 1, 2008 Andrew appears in Hollyoaks Andrew’s acting debut in Channel 4’s hit teen drama Hollyoaks aired on UK screens on 1st February 2008. 2007 Andrew and Ben visit Liverpool Andrew and Ben Elton visit a new production of The Beautiful Game in Liverpool 2007 Lee Mead to sing 'Any Dream Will Do' on Children in Need show. 2007 Andrew helps the Dutch find their Evita Andrew assists on the Dutch search for Evita. 2007 October 10, 2007 How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? nominated for Emmy Award BBC TV show How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? is nominated for a 2007 International Emmy Award 2007 October 3, 2007 Canada to be the next nation to Solve a Problem Like Maria... Canadian audiences to help answer the question of How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?

2006 November 15, 2006 The Sound of Music opens at the London Palladium Connie Fisher, the winner of BBC TV series How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria? made her West End debut in the London Palladium production of The Sound of Music 2006 June 21, 2006 The 2006 revival of Evita Michael Grandage’s revival of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 1978 classic Evita opened at The Adelphi Theatre in London on 21st June 2006. 2004 September 16, 2004 The Woman in White opens The Woman in White, a free adaptation of Wilkie Collins’s sensational Victorian thriller of the same name, opened at the Palace Theatre, London on 16th September 2004.

2003 April 15, 2003 Tell Me on a Sunday West End revival ﻿Andrew Lloyd Webber and Don Black’s classic Tell Me on a Sunday is a one-woman song cycle that charts the course of a young English girl newly arrived in New York 2002 June 16, 2002 Bombay Dreams opens Bombay Dreams award winning composer A. R. Rahman's Bollywood extravaganza for the stage, was produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber and opened at the Apollo Theatre in London on June 16th 2002. 2000 The Beautiful Game opened at the Cambridge Theatre, London on 26th September 2000. 1998 The film version of Cats is released The film version of Cats, directed by David Mallet, was released in October 1998 1998 August 9, 1998 Boyzone reach number one with 'No Matter What' ‘No Matter What,’ from the Andrew Lloyd Webber/Jim Steinman musical Whistle Down The Wind, number one in the UK singles charts 9th August.

1998 July 1, 1998 Whistle Down The Wind opens in the West End Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Whistle Down The Wind premiered at the Aldwych Theatre in London on 1st July 1998. 1996 November 19, 1996 The 25th Anniversary production of Jesus Christ Superstar Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Jesus Christ Superstar originally opened in New York on 12th September 1971. For the 25th anniversary of the show... 1993 December 9, 1993 Sunset Boulevard opens in LA Sunset Boulevard received its American premiere on 9th December 1993 at the Shubert Theatre in Los Angeles.

1991 June 12, 1991 ‘Any Dream Will Do’ reaches number one in the UK singles chart Jason Donovan, starring in the London Palladium's Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, tops the charts 1991 June 12, 1991 The London Palladium revival of Joseph The 1991 London Palladium revival of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Joseph and the Amazing Techniciolor Dreamcoat was directed by Steven Pimlott starring pop star Jason Donovan in the title role. 1989 Aspects of Love premieres at the Prince of Wales Theatre in London 1986 October 9, 1986 The opening of The Phantom of the Opera The Phantom of the Opera is now a musical phenomenon which has playe all over the world, but the show originally opened at Her Majesty's Thetare in London on 9th October 1986. 1984 March 27, 1984 Starlight Express opens Starlight Express, the world's only musical performed entirely on roller skates, opened at the Apollo Victoria Theatre in London on 27th March 1984.

1982 March 26, 1982 Song and Dance Opens The original London production of Song and Dance opened at the Palace Theatre in London on 26th March 1982. 1972 August 9, 1972 Jesus Christ Superstar Opens in London Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Jesus Christ Superstar opened in London at the Palace Theatre on 9th August 1972. 2001 The film version of By Jeeves is released Directed by Alan Ayckbourn, the film version of By Jeeves was released in October 2001. 2009 'Love Changes Everything' performed at Kennedy memorial 'Love Changes Everything' performed at Senator Edward M. Kennedy's funeral.

Former cast members get skates on for new Starlight tour - WhatsOnStage.com Send Email Former cast members get skates on for new Starlight tour Editorial Staff • West End , Edinburgh , Glasgow , Bradford , Darlington , Derby , Harrogate , Huddersfield , Hull , Leeds , Newcastle upon Tyne , Nottingham , Scarborough , Sheffield , Sunderland , Wakefield , York • 22 Mar 2012 Full casting has been announced for the UK tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Richard Stilgoe 's 1984 musical Starlight Express which, as was previously reported, will tour from the New Wimbledon on 10 May 2012. Mykal Rand , who joined the cast of Starlight Express in 1987 and has since performed in over six different productions of the show, will don his skates again to play Electra.

Joining him on stage will be fellow former cast members Kristofer Harding as Rusty (Starlight Express 2007 UK Tour), Jamie Capewell as Greaseball (West End, UK Tour & Buchum) Lothair Eaton as Poppa (Las Vegas, Bochum and New Zealand), Amanda Coutts as Pearl (Bochum) and Ruthie Stephens as Dinah (UK Tour 2004 – 2008). The cast also includes: Kelsie Cobban, Camilla Hardy, Robert Nurse, Lex Milczarek, Glenn Robb, Stuart Armfield, Gavin Ashbarry, James Marshall, Nick Bower, Kris Manuel, Andy Barke, Tristan Adams, Matt King, Adam Illsley, Lisa Dahmane, Louise Lenihan, Sarah Riches, Aaron Piper, Darryl Paul Saunders, Tony Andrade, Kerry Stammers and Samantha Foker. Following Wimbledon Starlight Express will travel to Bradford, Salford, Edinburgh, Liverpool, Bournemouth, Nottingham, Southend, Llandudno, Aberdeen and Hull, ending up in Londonderry on 9 February 2013.

An image from the previous tour of Starlight Express. Photo credit: Jens Hauer Arlene Phillips , West End choreographer and judge on the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing, is returning to the show as director and choreographer. Phillips choreographed the original West End production and has directed and choreographed several subsequent revivals of the show. Her other stage credits include Saturday Night Fever, The Sound of Music, Grease, We Will Rock You and Jesus Christ Superstar. Starlight Express , which was written for two of Lloyd-Webber's children as a tribute to the era of steam trains, is performed entirely on roller skates. The musical originally opened at the West End's Apollo Victoria on 27 March 1984, playing 7,406 performances during its 18-year run to 12 January 2002. The musical's 2012 tour is being produced by Bill Kenwright Ltd, by special arrangement with Andrew Lloyd Webber 's Really Useful Group. Meet the cast on our Whatsonstage.com Outing to STARLIGHT EXPRESS at the New Wimbledon Theatre on 15 May 2012.

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Question: Which stage musical is performed on roller skates?
Answer: Starlight Express